High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-1611

Description

Novell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/nvd
www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.phpnvd

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